Topics:

• Theme C - Sediments, Coasts, and Beaches, continued

Required Readings:

• Textbook
  • Chapters 5 and 11
  • Waves, Beaches, and Coastal Erosion (.pdf) (required this week)
• PowerPoints
  • Chapter 5 (.pdf)
  • Chapter 5-to-11 Transition (.pdf)
  • Chapter 11--Part 1 (.pdf)
  • Chapter 11--Part 2 (.pdf)
  • Waves, Beaches, and Coastal Erosion (no PPT)
• Other Readings (the first 3 are required this week)
  • Required: http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/02ocean/mgbottom.htm
  • Required: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/index.html
  • Required: http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/HurricaneKatrina.html (read at least one linked article)
  • Optional A: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/coast/erosion/erosion.html
  • Optional B: http://www.coastalatlas.net/learn/index.asp
  • Optional C: http://www.surfrider.org/stateofthebeach/05-sr/state.asp?zone=WC&state=wa&cat=be

Lab Due:

• Lab #4: Coastal Processes
  • Due this Saturday
  • Lab #4 Handout (in your Lab Manual)
  • Supplementary/color images for Lab #4 (.pdf)
  • Lab #4 Hints (.html)

Quiz/Exam Due:

• Exam #1
  • Due this Saturday
  • Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, Waves/Beaches/Coasts - and related material

Other Assignments Due:

• Week 4 Q&A Discussion Assignment (.pdf) (This week, summarize the Waves, Beaches, and Coastal Erosion chapter and the websites, plus any sections of last week's readings that you would like to expand on.)
  • Part A - Due this Saturday
  • Part B - Due next Wednesday

• Exam review in MSN Messenger, anyone?